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    Sacrifice In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, sacrifice is important to the Logan family, even if the ultimate goal is difficult to achieve. The Logans sacrifice their personal safety and the ownership of their land in several instances in order to fight for what their beliefs. Stacey, putting a comforting arm around both Christopher-John and Little Man said to them, “‘ Just' you wait and see. He'll be just' fine come morning’" (216). Papa got shot in the head and his leg…

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    that bowling ball was huge, and would probably leave a huge dent in the earth. As the girl grew, her fear of thunderstorms changed, although she was still uneasy about them, she felt anxious and depressed. She was better able to mask the fear of thunder around a group of friends who thought thunderstorms were…

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    Dear, Stacey Logan, Have you ever been betrayed by your best friends?. In Mildred D. Taylor’s historical fiction novel Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry. you and T.J. are best friends. However, I think you should not be friends with T.J. for the following 3 reasons. The first reason is because T.J. is a bad influence on you. The second reason is that T.J. is a cheater. The last and final reason is that T.J. makes fun of you. To begin with, the first reason why you should not be…

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    caused great hardship for people in the world. Black people in the south had to deal with being paid differently because of their skin color. They also did not get paid as well as the white man. Their education was not the best either. The novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by author Mildred D. Taylor, is an excellent example of historical fiction which depicts the many struggles blacks endured in their fight for civil rights. One hardship blacks suffered was the bad education they received.…

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    During Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry Stacey “comes of age” and learns from many trials that make him wiser and grow more as a person. Even though he made many mistakes, it helped him grow by having to solve and deal with the consequences. During the whole novel he learned many lessons such as cutting ties, being the bigger person, and standing up for what is right. Through this process of gaining “thicker skin” he became harsher of a person who in the end, always looks out for his family. Stacy…

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    Roll of thunder hear my cry Character analysis In the book roll of thunder hear my cry, written by Mildred D.Taylor, Stacey is a young dark skinned boy. Who faces challenges with his race and friends. He also has trouble growing up, wanting to be the man of the family, while his dad is away for work on the railroad. He feels responsible for the things that are happening with his family. Today I will be talking about stacey, a character in Mildred D.taylor's, book Roll of thunder Hear my cry.…

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    Courage can help you lead but if you don't have it you can't lead it. In Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor uses Cassie as an example of courage by Cassie taking a whipping for her brother that has to take courage because she doesn't want her kin to get hurt. Cassie shows courage by going back to her house and possibly getting caught by white folk and drug back to the Avery's house and get a beating. She also took a switch for her brother and last she stood up to a white person. Back…

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    The filmed version of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry has several similarities, as well as many differences, from the novel. For example, in the novel, Stacey, on the way to school, is given a paper comprised of cheat notes by T.J.. Stacey rips up the paper into several pieces and throws them into the gully. T.J makes new notes at noontime, and Stacey sees them during the exam. He motions T.J to put them away, but as Mama is coming, he slips them to Stacey. Mama sees the cheat notes, and questions…

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    Courage is when you are willing to do something above your comfort zone to show what you’re made of. In a novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor uses an example of a young girl named Cassie Logan , who is colored, that must stand up for her convictions despite many injustices against her and her family. Cassie proves her courage by protecting her little brother Little Man from getting in big trouble, facing her white enemy Lillian Jean Simms, and being helpful to T.J despite his…

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    Courage can't just be said it has to be shown. In the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, Mr. L.T. Morrision is the most brave, loyal, and kind person you will meet. Mr. Morrison showed courage by standing to the wallaces, he moved Kaleb Wallace's car off the road, and when he stayed with the Logans even though he could get hurt Mr. Morrison’s actions proved that he knows what is right and he is going to stand up for that no matter what. Even though his parents were killed by…

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